Sepak bola adalah olahraga terkenal kedua di Jepang,[1][2] setelah Baseball.[3] Asosiasi Sepak Bola Jepang, mengelola liga sepak bola profesional bernama J. League, yang merupakan organisasi liga sepak bola paling sukses di Asia.[4][5][6][7][8]
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